Tag Archives: Swire

Last years of the comprador/e

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Robert Bickers

The latest Wikileaks release has some interesting China material. My eye was caught by a practical note dated 24 March 1973 from the US Consulate in Hong Kong to the State Department, forwarding practical information about “administrative and other procedures … Continue reading →

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Winter in black and white

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Jamie Carstairs
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The Great Wall of China at Badaling

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Jamie Carstairs

One of the world’s most famous structures, the Great Wall of China has been much photographed.  Surprisingly though for such a massive and extensive landmark, many visitors, including John Thomson in 1871, photographed the same section – around Badaling.  Here … Continue reading →

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Photographs of photographers: Warren Swire

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Jamie Carstairs

Photographs of photographers with their cameras are not often found in their own albums of photographs.   So it was good to find a snap of Warren Swire with an unidentified woman wearing jodhpurs, taken by Ann Phipps (ph04-045).   Ann was … Continue reading →

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